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BottleRock Napa Survival Guide: Set Times, Directions, Parking, FAQs And More

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BottleRock Napa 2017 kicks off this Friday and continues through Sunday. Here are some helpful tips and links for your weekend in Napa!


SET TIMES:
Click here for the full set times for all three days.


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS:

FRIDAY: On the Miner Family Winery Stage see Doobie Decibel System (1:00), HIRIE (2:05) and Bob Moses (7:15). See Michael Franti play the JamPad (2:45). Check out Ayesha Curry & E-40 (2:45) and Martha Stewart paired up with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (4:00) on the William Sonoma Culinary Stage. Headlining the JaM Cellars Stage, watch Fitz & The Tantrums (4:30), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (6:00) and Maroon 5 (8:00).

SATURDAY: Saturday is packed with acts to spend the day with. The Samsung Stage features House of Pain (5:15) and Dirty Heads (6:45). Mavis Staples (4:05) and Bishop Briggs (5:30) takes over the Miner Family Winery Stage. The JaM Cellars Stage has Michael Franti & Spearhead (4:30) and finally headliner Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (8:00). Don't miss Green Day's Mike Dirnt, Metallica's Robert Trujillo and Dave Matthews Band's bassist Stefan Lessard join Chef Jose Andres at the William Sonoma Culinary Stage. Don't miss a very special performance with Andra Day inside the JamPad.

SUNDAY: Sunday you may want to hop around as there are a bunch of great acts that will overlap with Con Brio (5:45) at the Miner Family Stage, including Chef Chris Cosentino w/ Fitz & The Tantrums and Baba Booey (5:30) at the William Sonoma Stage, Bay Area band SWMRS (2:30) on the Samsung Stage and JamSessions w/ Gavin DeGraw inside the JamPad (5:30). Closing out BottleRock 2017, you won't want to miss the Foo Fighters on the Jam Cellars Stage (8:00) and The Roots on the Samsung Stage (8:30).


GETTING THERE:

KCBS Traffic: Up-to-the-minute Traffic Conditions

Click here to map your route to BottleRock.

Carpool:
Uber Flat Rates From San Francisco to BottleRock: Uber is offering a free ride up to $20, enter code BOTTLEROCK17 when you download the Uber app.

Show your BottleRock ticket to ride any VINE route for free. Click here for Route Information.

Cabs/Taxis:

Parking:
Festival parking is located at the General Admission Parking 459 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA 94559. Advance purchase is recommended. If you didn't prepay make sure you have cash on you to pay for parking and it could get very steep! Click here to purchase GA Parking.


WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T BRING:

Prohibited Items -

    The following items are prohibited from the Event Site.
  • Weapons of any kind
  • Illegal substances (including narcotics) or drug paraphernalia
  • Medical or recreational use marijuana
  • Alcohol
  • Aerosol cans or sprays (including sunscreen)
  • Chairs of any kind
  • Framed or large backpacks (larger than a 20 x 15 x 13)
  • Kites
  • Glowsticks
  • Glass containers
  • Outside food or beverages
  • Bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, scooters, or motorized vehicles of any kind
  • Large chains or spiked jewelry
  • Fireworks, sparklers, or incendiary devices
  • Chinese Lanterns
  • Umbrellas
  • Coolers of any size
  • Tents or canopies of any kind
  • Video recording equipment
  • Professional still camera equipment (no detachable lenses, tripods, large zoom lenses, and/or commercial-use camera assemblies)
  • Tripods, Monopods, and Selfie-sticks
  • Drones
  • Audio recording equipment
  • Flags and/or flagpoles
  • Vitamins
  • Soccer balls, footballs, Frisbees, or other projectiles
  • Focused-light devices, including laser pointers
  • Items intended for sale/promotion
  • Water guns, water balloons, and/or any other kind of water projectile
  • Pets (except service animals with a current rabies certification)
  • Any item that can be used as a means to disturb the peace, endanger the safety of the crowd, and/or inflict damage to people and goods

 
Allowed Items

  • Sunscreen (non-aerosol)
  • Beach blankets and towels
  • Non-professional cameras
  • One (1) empty water bottle up to one (1) liter in size
  • Baby stroller or small wagons if attending with children
  • Sealed, unopened packs of cigarettes
  • Sealed, unopened tampons
  • Prescription and OTC medications subject to specific conditions*
  • CamelBak-style water bladder systems subject to specific conditions**
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    * Prescription medications are allowed only in the original prescription bottle, any persons attempting to bring in prescription medication must have a government-issued photo identification card that matches the name printed on the prescription, and the pills in the bottle must match the description printed on the prescription. Further, if a patron has mixed multiple pills in a single prescription container or if a person is attempting to enter with prescription pills in a non-prescription container, medical representatives should be involved to make the final determination about whether or not such pills are to be allowed in the venue.
    Over-the-counter medications are allowed in provided that they are new and the original, factory-sealed container.
    ** CamelBak-style water bladder systems are allowed empty into the Event Site, however the water bladders themselves must be capable of being removed from the carrier and must be transparent enough to allow security to visually inspect the empty bladder. CamelBak-style water bladder carriers must have no more than two (2) main compartments and one (1) small compartment – anything larger will not be allowed. Any CamelBak-style water bladder system that has a bladder that cannot be removed from the carrier and/or is opaque enough to prevent visual inspection will not be allowed into the Event Site.


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